Review Activity 15
Identify and discuss a social change that has occurred in your lifetime. In your discussion, use at least one other sociological concept (put the concept in bold in your paper) to help discuss and/or explain that example of social change. You have an entire semester worth of concepts, theories, and sociological research to draw on (ex. socialization, stratification, impression management, etc.). Remember, if you use a theory, these are perspectives that help us explain or analyze an event; they do not cause an event. After you discuss a social change that happened in your lifetime, describe how what you have learned in this class can help you in the future. You can discuss your major, education, future occupation, relationships, etc. Be specific. Finally, address the course concept that has been most influential to your understanding of your own life or the lives of others. Since you will be addressing your own life, your classmates will not be able to view your video.
Activity Rubric
Identified a social change that has occurred in your lifetime, specifically explaining what changed in society: 8 points
Correctly used at least one other sociological concept to help discuss and/or explain that example of social change: 5 points
Discusses how what you have learned in this class help you in the future, considering the concepts that have been most influential to your understanding of your own life or the lives of others: 12 points
Correctly cites sources and uses own words [you will earn a “0” if you have no citations and/or if you have included quoted material]: 5 points
Total: 30 points
Formatting Guidelines
As discussed last week, review activities will allow you to review course concepts. You will submit a written response, and you should follow these guidelines:
Please do not put your name on your paper; begin your first sentence on the first line of your submission.
You must use the sources provided in this course.
As with all assignments in this course, you cannot quote material or directly copy text from any source in your answers; use your own words. Responses that are not written in your own words or that include AI generated content will receive a “0.” You should be paraphrasing, as addressed in the syllabus and this particular activity. Submissions will be run through the Turnitin Originality Checker to identify any acts of plagiarism and AI generated content. Plagiarism and AI content will be submitted to the university for adjudication through the sanctioned process (see syllabus for more information).
You should include an in-text citation any time you are using a specific concept, example from a source, statistic, etc. Use the “Citing Sources” section below for specific details on citation formats.
Your answers should be written in complete sentences, and be typed, double-spaced, in Times New Roman or Calibri 12 pt. font.
Your full submission should be 1-2 pages. Any submission that is not at least ½ page in length or exceeds three pages will receive a “0.”
To submit, click Start Assignment and post your submission here as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf file. If you complete your paper in Pages, Google Docs, etc. you will need to save your file in one of these three formats before submission.
Citing Sources
Citing sources allows us to give credit to the author of the material we are referencing. It also allows our reader to seek out the source if they are interested in reading more on the topic. Generally speaking, when you write papers for your college courses, you should expect to include in-text citations when you are referencing another source. Usually you will also be asked to include a Bibliography, References, or Works Cited section. In this course, you will need to include in-text citations, but you do NOT need to include a reference page. A reference page is not needed, because you will only be drawing information for your submissions from the course material. A reference listing is not needed for these items, because I can easily find them in the course.
